Angiomatosis of the Breast
Definition
- Very rare diffuse benign vascular process of the breast
Alternate/Historical Names
- Diffuse angiomatosis
Diagnostic Criteria
- Very rare, only five cases reported
- Do not make this diagnosis without consultation
- Diffuse process
- Surrounds ducts and lobules
- No invasion into lobules
- Large irregular vascular spaces
- No muscular wall
- May have occasional anastomoses
- Lined by flat endothelium without atypia
- May have both blood and lymphatic channels
- Complete excision and examination is required for the diagnosis of any benign vascular lesion in the breast
Richard L Kempson MD
Robert V Rouse MD
Department of Pathology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford CA 94305-5342
Original posting:: May 27, 2006